For I right now have founden o manere Of sleighte, for to coveren al thy chere.
He was so narwe y-masked and y-knet, That it undon on any manere syde, 1735 That nil not been, for ought that may betyde.
This is the righte lyf that I am inne, To flemen alle manere vyce and sinne: This doth me so to vertu for to entende, That day by day I in my wil amende.
Whan al was hust, than lay she stille, and thoughte 915 Of al this thing the manere and the wyse.
Al this drede I, and eek for the manere Of thee, hir eem, she nil no swich thing here.
Dede were his Iapes and his crueltee, His heighe port and his manere estraunge, And ech of tho gan for a vertu chaunge.
Wherfore in youthe I rede you edefye The hous of vertue in so wys manere That in your age it may you kepe and gye Fro the tempest of worldly wawes here.
Neminem salutaveris per viam, Suche manere of men, Matheu ous techeth, We sholde have hem to house, And help hem when thei come.
And wat frek of thys tolde Fisketh thus aboute With a bagge at hus bak, Abegeneldes wyse, And can som manere craft, In cas he wolde hit use.
In alle manere angres Have this at herte, That theigh thei suffrede al this, God suffrede for us moore, In ensample we sholde do so, And take no vengeaunce Of oure foes that dooth us falsnesse, That is oure fadres wille.
I se it by ensaunple In somer tyme on trowes: Ther some bowes ben leved, 9800 And some bereth none, Ther is a meschief in the morre Of swiche manere bowes.
Thuse thre manere mynstrales Maken a man to lauhe; In hus deth deyng Thei don hym gret comfort, That by hus lyfe loveth hem, And loveth hem to huyre.
A longe while to wayten hir she stood Till atte laste she spak in this manere 445 Un-to the hauk, as ye shul after here.
And in the chambre whyl they were aboute 330 Hir tretis, which as ye shal after here, The peple cam un-to the hous with-oute, And wondred hem in how honest manere And tentifly she kepte hir fader dere.
The seventhe [636] circumstaunce is, in what manere he hath doon his sinne, or how that she hath suffred that folk han doon to hir.
The thridde manere of chastitee is [634] virginitee, and it bihoveth that she be holy in herte and clene of body; thanne is she spouse to Iesu Crist, and she is the lyf of angeles.
And therefore in the place they han it laft Til that the knight hath taught hem the manere To voyden him, as ye shal after here.
The thridde manere is venial sinne, and trewely scarsly may ther any of thise be with-oute venial sinne, for the corrupcion and for the delyt.
Ye han erred also, for ye han nat examined your conseil in the forseyde manere, ne in due manere as the caas requireth.
But war thee wel that swiche manere penances on thy flesh ne make nat thyn herte bitter or angry or anoyed of thy-self; for bettre is to caste [642] awey thyn heyre, than for to caste away the sikernesse of Iesu Crist.
Som manere of homicyde is spirituel, and som is bodily.
Thanne comth a manere coldnesse, that freseth al the herte of man.
Bot forto loke therayein, Befor this time hou it is falle, Wherof ther mihte ensample falle To suche men as be jelous In what manere it is grevous, Riht fain I wolde ensample hiere.
Mi Sone, and I thee schal devise In such a manere as thei stonde, So that thou schalt hem understonde.
The eye is a good messangere, Which can to the herte in such manere 2920 Tidyngis sende, that [he] hath seen, To voide him of his peynes cleen.
Entitled was in such manere 7105 This book, of which I telle here.
I wol noght serven Venus ne Cupyde For sothe as yet, by no manere wey.
Of maner and of comlinesse Right so ferde my lady dere; For every wight of hir manere Might cacche ynogh, if that he wolde, If he had eyen hir to beholde.
And tho that he was worthy he was wise, And of his port as meke as is a mayde: He never yet no vilanie had sayde In alle his lif unto any manere wyht.
He answered hym on thys manere Why he helde the harper so dere.
There as manere and custom is, signes there they bought For men of contre' should know whom they had sought.
Domi manere convenit felicibus=--Those who are happy at home should remain at home.
Fortunam debet quisque manere suam=--Every one ought to live within his means.
For the custom is suche, that no straungere schalle come before him, but zif he zeve hym sum manere thing, aftre the olde lawe, that seythe, Nemo accedat in conspectu meo vacuus.
There ben manye other dyverse contrees and manye other marveyles bezonde, that I have not seen: wherfore of hem I can not speke propurly, to telle zou the manere of hem.
In that yle is gret plentee of alle godes for to lyve with, and of alle manere of spices.
And whan thei ben nyghe him, with the cros, thanne he dothe a down his galaothe, that syt upon his hede, in manere of a chapelet, that is made of gold and preciouse stone and grete perles.
And thanne the prelate zevethe him sum maner frute, to the nombre of 9, in a platere of sylver, with peres or apples or other manere frute.
And make hym blessyd in erthe here levyng, And preserve hym in al manere thyng, And special among kynges alle, In enemyes handes that he nevere falle.
This same yere the kyng held his parlement at London; and he axed to begynne hise werres the fyfthe part of alle the moeble goodes of Engelond, and the custume of wolles, and the ix schef of everymanere of corn, the which was graunted.
In þis manere þanne moten kynges han more porciou{n} of wrechednesse þan of welefulnesse.
I trowe þat we sholden first enquere forto witen yif þat any swiche manere goode as þilke goode þat þou hast diffinissed a lytel her byforne.
He was dispensed from his necessary regency 'quia astringitur ad residentiam nec his diutius manere poterit.
But war thee wel that swiche manere penances on thy flesh ne make nat thyn herte bitter or angry or anoyed of thy-self; for bettre is to caste awey thyn heyre, than for to caste away the sikernesse of Jesu Crist.
Also in weringe of heyres or of stamin, or of haubergeons on hir naked flesh, for Cristes sake, and swiche manere penances.
The grete galleys of Veness and Fflorence Be wel ladene with thynges of complacence, All spicerye and of groceres ware, Wyth swete wynes alle manere of cheffare.
He answered hym on thys manere Why he helde the harpe so dere: The virtu of the harpe thurh skill and right Wyll destrye the fendys myght, And to the cros by gode skeyl Ys the harpe lykened weyl.
Nisi enim haec fierent anceps haererem an manere possem in Concilio, ubi libertas Episcoporum ita opprimitur, quemadmodum heri in me oppressa fuit, et ubi dogmata fidei definirentur novo et in Ecclesia Dei adusque inaudito modo.
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